Gavia (Loons) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Gavia immer

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Gavia stellata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Gavia pacifica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Gavia arctica

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

NT

Gavia adamsii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Loons

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~80%
	Common Loon			~80%
2	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 5	~50%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Pacific Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
3	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~50%
	Common Loon			~50%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
4	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~50%
	Common Loon			~50%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~50%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Pacific Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
6	Svalbard	🇳🇴 Norway	2 of 5	~50%
	Red-throated Loon			~50%
	Common Loon			<5%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~50%
	Common Loon			~50%
8	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Common Loon			~40%
9	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	2 of 5	~40%
	Red-throated Loon			~40%
	Common Loon			~10%
10	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~30%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
12	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~30%
	Common Loon			~30%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
13	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~30%
	Pacific Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Common Loon			<5%
14	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Common Loon			~30%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5	~30%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Pacific Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
16	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Pacific Loon			~20%
	Common Loon			~10%
17	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
18	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
19	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
20	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
21	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~10%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
23	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	~10%
	Arctic Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
24	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 5	~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
25	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
26	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
27	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
28	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
29	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
30	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
31	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 5	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
32	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
33	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
34	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
35	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
36	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
37	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
38	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
39	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
40	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
41	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
42	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
43	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
44	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~20%
	Common Loon			~20%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
2	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	~20%
	Arctic Loon			~20%
3	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
4	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
5	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 5	~10%
	Arctic Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
6	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
7	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
8	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	~10%
	Red-throated Loon			~10%
9	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	2 of 5	~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
10	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
12	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
13	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	~10%
	Common Loon			~10%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
14	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 5	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
15	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
16	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
17	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
18	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 5	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
19	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
20	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
21	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
22	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
23	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
24	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
25	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
26	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
27	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	2 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
28	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
29	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
30	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
31	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
32	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
33	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
34	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
35	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
36	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5	<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
	Yellow-billed Loon			<5%
37	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
38	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
39	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Pacific Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
40	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
41	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
42	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
43	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 5	<5%
	Arctic Loon			<5%
44	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
45	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
46	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Red-throated Loon			<5%
47	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
48	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%
49	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Common Loon			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Tallinn Zoo	🇪🇪 Estonia	In captivity

Loons

Species in this group

Common Loon

Red-throated Loon

Pacific Loon

Arctic Loon

Yellow-billed Loon

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Loons

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found